office
Haruspex
haruspices
Etruscan-derived diviners who read prodigies and the entrails of victims; consulted over the shower of stones.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §31 haruspices
Etruscan diviners of prodigies and entrails, consulted over the rain of stones.
- The History of Rome, Book 35 §21 the haruspices
Etruscan diviners who read prodigies and entrails for the Roman state.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §23 haruspices
Etruscan-trained diviners who interpreted omens, lightning, and the entrails of sacrificed animals to discern the will of the gods.